Family Life Bureau - Ministry to Married Couples and Families

Domestic Violence Intervention Program

• Domestic Violence is:
  • Any act involving physical injury or harm;
  • The threat of physical injury or harm;
  • Any act of nonconsensual sexual contact, penetration, and intercourse; or the threat of nonconsensual sexual contact, penetration, and intercourse;
  • Property damage;
  • Intimidation;
  • Endangerment;
  • Unlawful restraint; and/or,
  • Any other coercive behavior that is used to control another person through physical or sexual violence, emotional or psychological violence, verbal abuse, economic or other methods of control within a past or present intimate adult relationship.

• The purpose of the Domestic Violence Intervention Program is:
  • To increase the safety of victims; and,
  • To hold offenders accountable for their behavior, teach perpetrators new interpersonal skills, and monitor their behavior during the time when they are participating in the intervention program.